Question

mas Pets Plus and Pet Planet are having a sale on the same aquarium. at pet plus aquarium is on sale for 30% off the original price and at Pet Planet it is discounted by 25%. Store Original Price of Aquarium ($) Pets Plus 118 Pet Planet 110 If the sales tax rate is 8%, which store has the lower sale price? and if the sales tax rate is 8% which store has lower sale price

Answer 1

Sales price on Pet Plus = $118 - ($118 x 30%) = $118-$35.4 = $82.6

Sales price on Pet Planet = $110- ($110x 25%) = $110-$27.5= $82.5

Sales tax on Pet Plus = 8% x $82.6 = $6.608

Sales tax on Pet Planet= 8% x $82.5 = $6.600

Total sale price for Pet Plus = $82.6 + $6.608 = $89.208

Total sale price for Pet Planet= $82.5 + $6.600 = $89.1

By comparison, Pet planet has a lower sale price